401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$26M
Total assets Below avg plan size
467
Participants Below avg headcount
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$56,006
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Pioneer Balloon Company · Kansas · Manufacturing

$26M in assets, 467 participants

Pioneer Balloon Company's Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $26M in total assets and 467 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #15,073 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits by assets

Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $26M for 467 participants (~$56,006/participant), down 21.3% in 2022.

#15,073
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-21.3%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$26,154,676 Top 19% higher than 81% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (467 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 480862798 · Pioneer Balloon Company PY 2022 · 401(k)

Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $26M · 467 · 81st

  • PHOTO $26M
  • IND 467
  • EOY 81st
  • 5500 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Spangler Candy Company 401(k) Savings Plan
  • PCT ind #15073

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Kansas →

Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$33M
Net Assets (End of Year)$26M
Net Income-$7M
Employer EIN480862798
Plan Effective Date1980-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Kansas

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.026154676 · Participants: 467Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanKoch Industries Inc Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.432760938 · Participants: 11970Koch Industries Inc Employees' Savings PlanBlack & Veatch Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 2.293186819 · Participants: 6182Black & Veatch Retirement ProgramPerformance Contracting Group, Inc. ESOP/401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.891438135 · Participants: 1231Performance Contracting Group, Inc. ESOP/401(k) PlanGarmin International, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.415069651 · Participants: 6273Garmin International, Inc. Retirement PlanSpirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.065726181 · Participants: 7558Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Retirement & Savings Plan
Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kansas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Spangler Candy Company 401(k) Savings Plan in OH ($26M); by covered participants it is Kellwood Company Retirement Savings Plan in CA (467 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($26M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (467 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan declined sharply - down 21.3% during 2022, from $33M to $26M. Reported net income was -$7M.
Where does Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 81st percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Spangler Candy Company 401(k) Savings Plan in OH ($26M, 410 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pioneer Balloon Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Kellwood Company Retirement Savings Plan in CA (467 participants, $97M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 480862798.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.